Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-04
INTERNAL REVENUE.
TIRE RECENT coEYERgEcEs ON THIS
IMPORTANT QUESTION.
~, worrison - eenator.elect rurpie, OF
Indiana ThGInter'stste CON-
merce Commission Notes.
lrrnm onr negaIar CoTrc.pondonl,l

In The first place, the movement did
rot Lcoin wi.h Nr. Randall, and 1t Is
not 10 be narrowed down now TO The
proportions OF what is called ian
dali movement The second CHROME
ous impression is as to the reia,
tiops between the prime movers and
ihe wing called ne street reVe,
, rue.rcformers- that is, the western ana
far southern members who are opposed
IN any reduction Of revenue winch does
mo-, i.clude reduction Of customs du-
Tics The fact. this gentleman states,
is that .hc Speaker vns consulted ana
NOT Mr.. Morrison. Ibcconicrencea nave
NOT becn with the Ways and Means
and the movers in the PROPOSED inter
nal-rcvcnuc reduction, bat bet .cn the
latter and the Speaker ana tn only
connection Mr. Morrison has had with
il hash indirect and incidental
This member further remarks thathe
cannot say whether any motion will be
made next Monday, bat ne will say
that motion will be made at some
time this session lie cannot aver that
tbc motion will include more than the
tobacco.tax. but l. clear in judgment
that the House by two thirds is i'll favor
Of abolshing the tay on tobacco, and
Ire thinks that = majority favor the pro
positions. or most of them, in the re-
centlv-f framed substitute for the Ran
dali hill on the calendar
On authority which 1 do not impl-
city accept ! lean that Kelly will be
recognized to make a motion 20 sus-
pend the rules next Monday and pass
ms new bin for the abolition OF the to-
Lacco taxes. This, coming from q Re
publican source, is merely sent as a
pari Of the talk of the day. 1t comes
IRON member Of the Ways and Means
Committee indirectly, and isvery nearly
exclusive.
sTShTOR-ELTCr TUBPIE.
Nh. Dalton. postmaster of the House,
Who il a prominent politician of Indi-
ana. was interviewed this afternoon on
the prospects for the seating of Sena-
i0r-clcct Turpie. "Oh, there is no
trouble whatever about that he re-
piled. % ne shook hands cordially in
acknowledging congratulation. "All
tins talk amounts to nothing. II is
like the man II the races who offers to
let loudost When YOU ask him if he
will wager five dollars on the brown
FLY he inyents some excuse. There
was good deal said as to throwing out
members 10y each OF the parties. Now,
what did they actually do? One man
in the SenGtc-one III the House; but
that was al. The Joint session was held,
notwithstanding 1t was said that there
would be no concert and would be two
senators elected. Now. with the de
cision of the supreme Court of Indiana,
with the entire legality of the session
itself acknowledged 10y all parties, how
can Harrison establish his right to the
scat to which Judge Turpie has been
chosen? No. indeed there will be no
contest and if there should be the
Senate could not face the country ON
the moral issue raised. II would not
darc-the Republican party cannot
afford ton this state Of facts to make
such an issue. lurpie is rs clearly
entitled 10 bc our senator as
Reagan in Texas. or Dawes in Massa-
chuscits, or Hiscock in New York to
present each his certificate and receive
his seat as q senator of the United
States. All the precedents, all the law,
all the justice preclude the rejection Of
Turpio's certificate. Indiana will
hereafter have two senators Of the
Democratic faith, at least for the terms
foe which they were elected.
INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Mr. Samuel Barnett Of Washington.
Ga. is recommended for the position
of Interstate commerce commissioner.
lie is q member of the Georgia com
mission, and is spoken of rs an able
lawyer and Businessman.
Nh Tanner, of Spartanburg, s. c.,
Consul ut Chcmnitz, is home on leave.
lie got INTO q controversy with the
merchants OF that place and was
offered by the state Department here
Il consuiship in Canada. but having
married French lady he desires to
remain where ne is. The matter is
under consideration 10y the President
The matter OF difference between him
aud the Chemnitz merchants do not
lfiect the personal integrity of Mr..
Tanner
The District Committee, of which
Hon. John S. Barbour Is chairman, had |
before it to-day the question Of steam
ailway routes and a union depot. The
whole matter was tabled on account of |
he shortnoss OF time in which to CON |
ider a. Oficers OF the Baltimore and !
)mo railway and citizens Of the Dis
nct appeared and made statements.
NOIEs.
The principal point in the report of
he Judiciary Committee of the House,
made to-day by Mr.. Tucker, was the
Ntonsion Of time for filing French
polietion claims in the Court of Claims
o. one year.
MIR. O'Ferrall presented the petition
g Jonathan Carpenter, Rappahannock
dNnty, praying the reference of his
.ar claim 20 the Court of Claims.
The House Judiciary Committee has
cen very active this session, and has
Isposed Of "A large amount Of business.
CrumplerpOst-ofiice site, Ashe county,
/. G., has been changed one mile south
est that of Jersey Mountain, Hamp-
lire county, W. Va, one mile north
est. and name changed to Three
hurches.
New Ost-oflices have been established
Albert, Bedford county, and Anxious,
reene county-postmasters respective
T John II. Frazier and William 5.
hapman. Commission has also been
,rwarded to Thomas l.. Watts as post
iaster at Elba, Va.
Richmond visito S j. Il. Alexander
II. Witt, T. b. Coyerhaw w. 5.
obins, and J. T.. Estes
Mr.. W. Nj. Wheeler, OF Charlotte,
. C., is here.
Colonel john L. Eubank, of the
'aIm Springs, was at the Capitol to-
ly.
Collector richardson, of Newborn.
. C., is in the city on official bust
'ss.
~ ihe Civi!-serVice Commission
legal Exisfenees
by telegraph to the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., February 3.
mCthinp like a sensation WAS caused |